Shen Qing fell into a deep slumber, her body covered in beads of sweat. Her clothes, damp from perspiration, clung to her skin.
In her sleep, Shen Qing was bombarded by a series of strange and surreal dreams, leaving her overwhelmed.
After who knew how many dreams, Shen Qing felt a tickling sensation on her cheek. It was as if something wet and warm was licking her.
She struggled to pull herself out of the dream. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the dragon - shaped face of Wu Wang.
It was sticking out its tongue and licking her cheek one by one. Its claws were pressing on Shen Qing's body. Only then did Shen Qing realize that Wu Wang was actually quite heavy.
"Wu Wang, what are you doing? My face is covered in your saliva. And you're so heavy! I can hardly breathe under you," Shen Qing propped herself up, feeling a stinging pain all over her body and a strange weakness.
Seeing Shen Qing awake, Wu Wang excitedly circled around her several times. But when it heard Shen Qing's complaint, its mouth instantly drooped.
It let out a few roars as usual. Normally, Shen Qing wouldn't understand what it was saying, but this time, the dragon's roar sounded like a different voice in Shen Qing's ear.
The voice was a bit childish, with a hint of grievance in its tone: "Humph! Mean Shen Qing! I was just worried about you. And when you wake up, you scold me! I hate you! Hate you!!"
Hearing this, Shen Qing was stunned on the spot. The hand that was originally on her forehead froze in mid - air, and she stared blankly at Wu Wang.
Wu Wang frowned, tilted its head in confusion, and let out another sound: "What's wrong? Did you sleep stupid?"
Shen Qing's pupils suddenly contracted, and she instinctively replied, "You're the one who's stupid."
This time, Wu Wang was also stunned. It even forgot to blink.
The human and the dragon stared at each other in silence, and for a moment, everything around them was quiet.
After a while, Wu Wang let out a loud roar and fluttered about in the air wildly, wriggling like a big pig eating cabbage.
But Shen Qing understood this scream. In her ears, it was a series of excited shouts.
"Ahh! Shen Qing finally understands what I'm saying!!"
"Goodness! She's gained spiritual awareness! Oh my goodness!"
"Help! Help! What should I pay attention to when talking to my master for the first time!!"
Unable to bear it any longer, Shen Qing reached out her hand and forced Wu Wang to shut up.
"Wu Wang, you're too noisy. I just woke up, and my mind is in a mess. Your noise is making it even harder for me to think."
"Please stop shouting, okay?"
Wu Wang nodded repeatedly. Its round eyes were looking at Shen Qing, as excited as it could be.
Only then did Shen Qing breathe a sigh of relief and slowly release Wu Wang's mouth.
Wu Wang jumped up and down excitedly. Although it didn't say a word, its actions revealed just how excited it was.
Shen Qing shook her head helplessly. She felt a sudden dizziness in her forehead. Reflexively, she raised her hand to touch her forehead and felt something hard.
She stood there stunned, then both of her hands frantically groped for her head.
After feeling the two horns on her head, Shen Qing let out a scream even louder than Wu Wang's.
Wu Wang was startled. Its body trembled, and it turned its head to see Shen Qing nervously looking into the water.
The stream was clear. Looking at her reflection, Shen Qing saw the two dragon horns on her head.
"What's going on! Why do I have two horns!"
Shen Qing slapped the water in a panic, hoping that all this was just an illusion.
But Wu Wang curiously flew over and carefully landed on Shen Qing's shoulder. It whispered in Shen Qing's ear, "You're from the dragon clan. Isn't it normal to have dragon horns?"
Shen Qing turned around and almost kissed Wu Wang on the face. But she didn't care about that. She quickly asked, "How do you know I'm from the dragon clan? Did Han Ze tell you?"
But Wu Wang shook its head.
It said with a hint of grievance, "I told you when we first met that you were from the dragon clan. Otherwise, how did you pass through the dragon clan's formation and find me in the ice pillar left by Han Ze?
"I'm a sword born from the dragon's breath in the dragon vein. I can't be wielded by just anyone. I only formed a contract with you because you're from the dragon clan."
After the explanation, Wu Wang sneakily glanced at Shen Qing. "Who would have thought someone wouldn't understand what I was saying."
As it said this, the end of Wu Wang's voice rose, sounding extremely proud.
Shen Qing stared blankly at her reflection. The horns on her head were somewhat similar to Han Ze's.
Her heart was filled with complex emotions. It turned out that Han Ze hadn't lied to her. She really was from the dragon clan, and perhaps... really was his younger sister.
"Han Ze didn't lie to me..."
Wu Wang leaned its head over and heard Shen Qing's murmur. It nodded as if it were obvious. "Why did you think Han Ze was lying to you?
"Han Ze has hated the human and demon races for a long time. Although I'm just a sword transformed from his dragon's breath, I can still understand him a bit. If you weren't from the dragon clan, he wouldn't even bother with you."
But Shen Qing was even more confused. If Han Ze really was her older brother, how could he bear to watch her suffer for so many years?
In her previous life, she was humiliated by Lin Yibai, her spiritual bones were taken away, and finally, she was devoured by demons, skinned and dismembered.
When she was suffering, Han Ze never showed up, let alone saved her from the fire and water.
But he had eyes and ears in every sect and could freely come and go anywhere in the Nine Desolate Continent. It would have been easy for him to save her.
But Han Ze never helped her...
Or perhaps, Han Ze knew she was suffering and watched all these things happen, but thought she was of no use to him and disdained to save her.
If that was the case, wouldn't Han Ze be even more despicable than Shen Chuyun?
Thinking of this, Shen Qing couldn't help but feel a tinge of resentment.
There was also a hint of sadness in her resentment...
She didn't understand why Han Ze didn't save her in her previous life, and why he kept showing up in front of her this time.
Was it because her actions as Li Xian were out of his control, and he had no choice but to show up and try to play the emotional card to make her give up dealing with the Main God's Hall?
Shen Qing's mind was filled with these thoughts, and she felt like her head was about to explode.
Before, when she wasn't sure of her identity, she felt that Han Ze was just a stranger. Now that she knew, she didn't know how to face Han Ze.
Wu Wang watched as Shen Qing's expression kept changing. It also sensed Shen Qing's low mood and complex emotions.
To distract Shen Qing, Wu Wang tried to speak, "Shen Qing, are you okay?
"I can feel that you're not happy right now, but I don't know why.
"When our dragon clan is unhappy, we transform into our dragon forms and soar between heaven and earth. Seeing the vast scenery can make us feel better. Although this space is small, you can give it a try."
Hearing this, Shen Qing's train of thought was indeed distracted by Wu Wang.
Transform into a dragon form?
It sounded interesting.
But she didn't know how...